Wallpaper placement and aligning means



Aug. 8, 1939. 'J. ZENEWICH WALLPAPER PLACEMENT AND ALIGNING MEANS Filed Feb. 21, 1939 ZSheetS-Sheet 1 Inventor A iiomeys Aug. 8, 1939. J. zENE'wii-i WALLPAPER PLACEMENT AND ALIGNING MEANS I 21Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 21, 1939 afba'gv zwwwzav By fiz' 2' v M l iiorneys Patented Aug. 8, 1939 l l 2,168,505

UNITED STATES rarest creme WALLPAPER PLACEMENT AND ALIGNING MEANS Joseph Zenewich, Chicago, 111.

Application February 21, 1939, Serial No. 257,739

6 Claims. (01. 216- 4) The present invention relates to accessories, shape and proportion to rest on the floor. The tools and equipment for use by paper-hangers standard is L-shapedand the horizontal shank or and has reference in particular to novel comlimb is suitably fastened to the base plate. The panion appurtenances coordinated to function as vertical or perpendicular limb I l rises to the demeans to facilitate aligning and hanging of wallsired elevation. The indicator or pointer 12 is paper, particularly so called side wall strips. detachably and adjustably mounted on the upper In reducing to practice the principles of the end of the standard, that is to say, it can be tilted invention I have conceived and perfected simple up and down in a vertical plane or shifted back and economical contrivances having proper comand forth in a horizontal plane to position the panionate relationship to expedite their employfinger or point l3 in proper relation to the edge 10 ment, singly and collectively to accomplish the of the attached strip D. The adjustable feature desired alignment and overlap of complemental of the index or pointer is desirable to take care edges of adjoining lengths of wallpaper. of the washboards of varying heights, and to allow I aim to improve upon prior art implements the base plate to be placed in the most con- 15 and accessories by providing a skillfully designed venient position for easy shifting and handling. 15 easy to use adaptation of parts aptly fitted for The gage attachment which cooperates with the the purposes intended and otherwise susceptible index or pointer is referred to generally or of fulfilling the requirements of the trade in unitarily by the numeral M. It is a pendulous general. structure somewhat in the nature of a self- Other features and advantages will become adapting plumb bob. By preference it comprises 20 more readily apparent from the accompanying a longitudinally elongated or rectangular plate drawings and detailed description thereof. 5 h v a l r l y directed l n i in an In the drawings, wherein the preferred em- IS which functions as a straight edge and abuts bodiments are illustrated and like reference nuone edge of the hanging strip E. Adjacent what merals are employed to designate like elements may be called the upper end a plate is provided 5 and parts: with an integral finger piece I1, this being op- Figure l is a perspective view showing in a posed to a complemental finger piece it on the fragmentary diagrammatic way the method of Sp .iaW p T e D has 3 Suitable 3 W using the invention to best advantage, the com face or flange 20 and is assembled on the plate by plete assembly of the invention itself being here a U-spring 2|, as shown to advantage in Figure 6. 30 shown in perspective drawing. The same fundamental idea is carried out in Figure 2 is a perspective View of the wallpaper Figure 4. That is to say, the gage swing check attachment, this functioning somewhat as a device Ma comprises the same plate I5 having a plumb bob and straight-edge abutment means. straight-edge flange Hi. In this arrangement, Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through however, I utilize an auxiliary plate 22 with a 5 the indicator stand. right angular paper engaging flange 23. The

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a dif plates are maintained in assembled relation by a ferent style or type of wallpaper gage attach- U-shaped spring 24, the finger grips or handles ment. 25 and 26 extending through apertures in the web Figure 5 is a perspective view of the adjustable portion of the spring. In both forms of the de- 40 pointer or indicator. vices I4 and Ma, we have the straight-edge plate Figure 6 is a detail section taken approximately and yieldable gripping 0r clipping means to hold on the plane of the line 6--6 of Figure 2. it on the strip of wallpaper.

Figure 7 is a similar cross sectional view taken In use the stand is located on the fioor in about approximately on the plane of the line of the point shown in Figure 1. Then the pointer 45 Figure 4. or index arm is swung and tilted to the proper Referring now to the drawings by distinguishheight and position so that the finger l3 points ing reference characters, I call attention first to to the place of overlap between the fixed strip D the floor A, the wall B, the washboard or base and the applicable free hanging strip E. After board C, the permanently attached strip of wallthe strip E has been first pasted the device [4 50 paperD and the next adjacent loose hanging strip is attached to one edge thereof, the flange l6 E in the process of hanging alignment ready for coming against the longitudinal edge of the paattachment. per and the finger grips pointing to the left at The portable stand is denoted by the numeral 8. an elevation above the pointer. Thus it will be This comprises a base plate 9 of appropriate seen that when the paper-hanger is ready to 55 place the paper on the wall, and after the paper has been pasted and the clip applied, the upper lefthand edge of the paper is aligned at the proper place on the wall by hand and the paper is balanced in the hands until the device M, by its weight-functioning as a plumb bobswings over and strikes the cross arm or pointer gently. This shows that the lower end of the paper is in proper relationship with the corresponding end of the attached strip and facilitates proper aligning and expeditious pasting of the strip E in place. By following this operation progressively, the strips of paper can be applied with certainty.

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawings will enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had. Therefore, a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that minor changes may be resorted to if they come within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an assemblage of the class described, in combination, an index device and means for supporting it at a predetermined position in relation to the edge of a fixed sheet of wallpaper, and a companion weighted device applicable to a relatively movable companion sheet of wallpaper, said device being adapted to strike the index device in the manner and for the purposes described.

2. In an assemblage of the class described, weighted attachment means applicable to a predetermined portion of a partially pasted strip of wallpaper, and a relatively stationary companion pointer adapted to abut the adjacent longitudinal edge portion of said attachment means.

3. In a structural assemblage of the class described, a floor stand, an adjustable pointer carried by said stand, and guiding and aligning means detachably applicable to a strip of wallpaper and adapted to abut the pointer.

4. In a Wallpaper strip placement and aligning means of the class described, in combination, a floor stand comprising a base plate, a standard rising vertically therefrom, an arm adjustably mounted on the standard and provided with a. paper placement indicating pointer, and a complemental plate having clip means for temporarily attaching it to a sheet of wallpaper for striking cooperation with the pointer in the manner and for the purposes stated.

5. In an assemblage of the class described in combination, an index device and means for supporting it at a predetermined position in relation to the edge of a fixed sheet of Wallpaper, and a companion weighted device applicable to a relatively movable companion sheet of wallpaper, said device comprising a double functioning straightedge and abutment plate of longitudinally elongated rectangular form having one longitudinal edge bent at right angles to form the aforesaid combined straight edge and abutment, said abutment being engageable with the index device, and spring clip means mounted on said plate to detachably and temporarily clamp the plate on said relatively movable companion sheet of wallpaper.

6. As a new article of manufacture and a component part of a wallpaper placement and aligning assembly of the class described, a longitudinally elongated rectangular plate having one longitudinal edge bent at right angles to form a combined straight-edge and abutment, said abutment being adapted to contact an index device forming a part of the aforementioned placement and aligning assembly, said plate on the flange side being provided with an outstanding integral finger-grip, and spring clip means mounted on the plate and including a finger-grip opposed in parallelism to said first named finger-grip.

JOSEPH ZENEWICH. 

